Account Receivable

Description

Purpose of Role

Accounts receivable specialists play a crucial role in managing a company’s finances by ensuring that incoming payments are tracked and processed efficiently.

Centro Studi Leonardo Da Vinci is a private (“Paritaria”) middle and high school located in the town of Bergamo, Lombardy, catering to students between the ages of 11-19. The school offers each type of Italian upper secondary curriculum: middle school, high school, technical and vocational courses.

Centro Studi has also an academy specializing in courses Post diploma.

Key Responsibilities

• Invoicing: Generate and send out invoices to customers.
• Payment Processing: Record and reconcile customer payments to the general ledger.
• Clients’ Master data creation and validation: Keep accurate and up-to-date customer data.
• Reconciliation: Regularly reconcile the ledger to ensure all payments are accounted for and correctly posted.
• Tracking Receivables: Monitor all outstanding debts and ensure timely collection.
• Financial Reporting: Prepare monthly financial and aging reports.
• Discrepancy Resolution: Identify and resolve any discrepancies or errors in billing and payments.

Expectations

• Basic Accounting Knowledge: Understanding accounting principles and practices.
• Technical Proficiency: Familiarity with accounting software and spreadsheets.
• Data Entry: Proficiency in entering and managing data.
• Attention to Detail: High degree of accuracy in processing financial transactions.
• Organizational Skills: Ability to manage deadlines.
• Communication Skills: Effective communication with clients (families) and internal teams.
• Problem-Solving: Ability to resolve billing issues and discrepancies.
• Fluent in Italian (English not mandatory but desirable).

Skills, Qualifications and Experience

• Qualified accountant or finance professional, with demonstrable experience in accounting and customer relations.
• Fluent in Italian (English not mandatory but desirable).
• A dynamic and proactive individual able to work in a dynamic environment.
• Good organisational skills.
• Self-motivated and autonomous.
• Good interpersonal skills to form effective working relationships with people at all levels of the School.
• Able to articulate clearly and concisely in writing and verbally.
• Attention to detail and accuracy.